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LOT 0138
Roman North African Redware Shard with Lion and Bestiarius
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (274 grams, 22 cm).
Of fine deep red clay, thin smooth slip on top, a large lioness leaping to right towards a bestiarius (animal fighter) armed with a hunting spear.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Cf. Hayes, J.W., Roman Pottery in the Royal Ontario Museum,Toronto, 1976, fig.99, for a similar scene.
FootnotesPossibly representing a hunt in the circus, i.e. a gladiatorial combat where bestiarii or venatores attacked wild animals.
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LOT 0138
Roman North African Redware Shard with Lion and Bestiarius
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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